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POPLAR SHOPPER
SEPTEMBER 28, 1989
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* POST OFFICE BOX 668 POPLAR, MONTANA 59255 PHONE: 768-3433
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"Tht* Food Security Act of 1985 requires a conservation plan if you farm highly erodible land," says Muriel Park, County Executive Director of the Roosevelt County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS). The conservation Plan is between you and the soil conservation District by December 31, 1989, to remain eligible for many federal farm benefits The "Grandfather Clause" allows you to continue far-.mmg highly erodible land
farmed any of the years 1981 through 1985. The "G-randfather Clause" expires December 31, 1989. Not fo llowing an approved plan on highly erodible land results in loss of all USDA benefits on all land you and affiliated entities farm not just those acres which are highly erodilbe. USDA program benefits subject tc loss are commodity loans and purchases, storage pay ments, wheat and feed grain program (deficiency an-d diversion) payments, fa-
REMINDER
" The monthly school meal tickets are due Sept. 28th.
LOW WATER MEETING IN LEWISTOWN
The "ho* come" will have high priority when the Interagency committee holds its semi-annual meeting in Lewis town Saturday, Sept. 30.
It, the fact that states along the lower Missouri River have by law a higher priority on Montana water than does Montana, where the water originates.
This hits recreation on Fort Peck hard, costs badly needed jobs and reaches into the pockets cf small businessmen and women in Eastern and Central Montana. 9
The first claim by law on Missouri River water from Montana. Wyoming and the two Dakota* was given years ago by Congress to the lower river states so they
can maintain barge traffic from Omaha to St. Louis.
As a result the water level on Fort Peck Lake has been disastrously low this year, and in recent years.
This despite the fact that 1889 rainfall has been good and the winter snowpack in Montana's mountains was bountiful.
Irrigation for Montana farmers and ranchers and the generation of hydro-electric power on the upper river have also suffered because of the law.
So "how come" the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa still have first call on Montana's water, and what can be done about it?
Montana, Wyoming and the two Dakota* are joining hands now In a determined effort to change the law, and to get their fair share of the upper Missouri Basin water.
Montana Gov. Stan Stephens, Sens. Max Baucu* and Conrad Bums, and Rep. Ron Marlenee have a 11 rolled up their sleeves and are working together to get corrective action, which may mean attempted legislation in the
Congress.
All four will attend the Sept. 30 meeting in Lewis town, as will county commissioners, mayors, recreationlsts and others from all around Fort Peck Lake.
Any others interested are also invited to the meeting at the Yogo Inn starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. . It has been called by Don Hyyppa, Parks Division manager of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parka.
Federal agencies taking part will be the Bureau of Land Management, CM. Russell Wildlife Refuge, Corps
of Engineers and perhaps some others.
Sen. Baucus and Rep. Marlenee have also invited Robert W. Page, assistant secretary for civic affairs. Department of the Army.
Baucus, a Democrat, and Sen. Larry Pressler, a Republican from South Dakota, have joined in asking Page for a "full accounting of water level management practices on the Missouri River mainstream reservoirs" from the Corps of Engineers. This includes Fort Peck Lake.
Their specific questions:
� Who Is responsible for determining the flow rate
from each of the dams?
� What factors are considered when determining the flow rates?
� Do all interests drawing on the Missouri River equally share in losses associated with lowered water levels?
� Are recreation, irrigation, hydroelectric power generation and shipping interests all considered equally in determining discharges?
� Is a long-term plan regarding water releases ready to be implemented in the event drought conditions continue into next year?
� Are there plans to make public the Corps of Engineers policies regarding reservoir levels throughout the whole system?
"The issues arc of great importance to the upper basin states," Sens Baucus and Pressler told Page, "in that the lives of so many people are affected by the lowering of reservoir water levels.
"This area relies heavily on the electricity generated by the Missouri River dams This power supply cannot be jeopardized.
"Thousands o; acres of irrigated crops arc grown lithe semi-arid climate of this region Production of a stable feed supply for the livestock raised in the region is affected by reservoir levels.
"Small rural businesses are struggling, and each one is crucial to the small town in which It operates," the two senators continued.
"Traditionally campers, boaters and fishermen flock
to these reservoirs from the larger metropolitan areas In
the Midwest. The marinas, convenience stores and other
smalltown enterprises cannot afford to lose this
business. _.� _
Con't. on Pg. 8
FORT PECK RESERVOIR FUTURE
Former "Ferry" Operators, Jim Fisher and Barlow Colgan interviewed by .Till Sundby Billings Gazette for future article.
CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL TO BE ERECTED
The Poplar Chamber Of Commerce will be erecting a Centennial Memorial for the "Poplar Pride" Ferry Boat. The sign, which will be located in the immediate area of the "Poplar Pride, will be made similar to the State Highway Historical Information Signs. The building and erecting of the sign will be a combined effort of the Poplar Chamber Of Commerce, The Frantzick Family who is providing the material as a Memorial to Lester Frantzick , A & S Tribal Industries who made one of the Plaque and will provide a Medical Chest for a Time Capsule, many Community members who will donate items for the Time Capsule and Mark Enger who has agreed to route the words onto the wood. Dates for the Erection Ceremony have not been firmed up due to the fact that the material for the sign has not arrived yet. Tentative target dates are October 7th (Homecoming), October 14th (Newcomers or November 8 Montana Statehood Day). The Public will be invited to participate in the Festivities. We will keep you posted.
CONSERVATION PLAN NEEDED
Fort Peck Reservior's future role in providing recreational opportunities for Mont jo.ins and visitors to the state will be discussed at a public meeting in Le-istown on September 30. The meeting, to be held at the Yogo Inn, will convene at 1 p.m. Don Hyyppa, administrator of the State Parks Division for the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and chairman of the Ft. Peck Interagency Council, said Montana Governor Stan St ephens, U.S. Senator Max Baucus, U.S. Senator Conrad Burns and U.S. Representative Ron Marlenee pi an to attend the meeting. High-ranking officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency which owns and operates Ft. Peck Dam adm-instraters the huge reservoir it backs up, also will be in attendance, he said. "We view this meeting as providing the public with an important opportunity to ask questions, raise con
cerns and make recommendations on the recreational opportunities Ft. Peck will provide in the future," Hyyppa said. "Having Montana's highest level elected officials and public administrators as an audien ce will present the public with a unique opportunity to let their voices be heard." Hyyppa said water ma nagement, public access, recreational facilities, fish ing, boating and economic i development are all topics expected to be discussed i at the meeting. He also said strong partnerships which have already developed among individuals, groups and agencies have resulted in several noteworthy efforts to improve the recreational opportunities at Ft Peck. "These groups, which comprise the Council," Hyyppa continued, "will ex plain their roles and activities, as well as their go als and aspirations for the future development of the lake." The public is encouraged to attend, he said.
VETERANS SALUTE MONTANA
rm storage facility loans, CRP annual and cost share payments, beekeeper and dairy indemnity payments, wool/mohair payments, disaster payments, Federal Crop Insurance, and Farmers Home Administration loans. NOW is the time to contact the Soil Conservation Service to develop your conservation plan by the deadline of December 31, 1989 says Park. Don't lose your payment eligibility.
Veterans Salute Montana with 100 Years of Service is the theme of the Montana Centennial Celebration to be held at the Fort Harrison VA Medical and Regional Office Center on October 5, 1989. Plans include displays of military equipment, helicopter flyovers by the Montana National Guard, parachute jumps and rappelling demo-,(rations by the Special Forces, as well as displays of information regarding VA Services and benefits. The formal program will
begin at 1:00 p.m. and will include Veterans erpresent ing many different periods of military service as speakers. This program will be followed by refreshments provided by various Ve terans Service Organizations. "We invite all Veterans and their families to attend this special Centennial Celebration," said Charles Milbrandt, Director of the Center,' and we hope they will join with us in saluting both Montana's birthday and her Veteran population."
Tribal Council Against Suit
The Fort Peck Tribal Council is listed as a plaintiff in the Lawsuit challenging Gov. Stan Stephens' appointment of Don Wetzel as State Indian Affairs Coordinator, but the Council has voted to oppose the suit. The Council voted 6-3 this month to reject a resolution sponsored by ih e Blackfeet Tribe in supp^ ort the Lawsuit. Councilman Norman Hollow said
the Tribal Chairman could not commit the Council to support of the Lawsuit. The Montana-Wyoming Tribal Chairman's Association filed the suit, charging Stephens ignored State law by not appointing a Coordinator from a list submitted by the Tribes. Wetzel � is a Blackfeet Indian and a former School Superintendent. Several Tribal officials have emphasized that
"TOOTS" McGOWAN
POPLAR-Alberta J."Toots" McGowan moved to Poplar where she worked for the Fort Peck Agency. She loved playing cards and was an expert at it. She also enjoyed being with her grandchildren and crocheting
Mrs. McGowan, 66, died Monday at Poplar Community Hospital after being in ill health for some time
She was born in Fort Bu-ford, N.D., a daughter of Louis and Mary Moran. She attended Haskell School in Lawrence, Kan. On Nov.26 1942, she m r.ied Larry "Gus" McGowan in Poplar. They farmed and ranched north of Poplar.
Survivors include her hus band; a son, Felix of Poplar; a daughter, Kathy Wilson of Spokane, Wash.; three sisters, Bonnie Ward of Wilhston, N.D., Rose Mitchell of Wolf Point and June Barclay of Seattle, Wash., and five grandsons.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.. Funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Church with burial in Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Memorial Chapel is in charge.
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they have no quarrel with Wetzel, but object to Step hens' choosing someone n-ot nominated according to Law
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9/20 72 37 0
9/21 77 35 0
"/22 60 36 0
9/23 8 1 32 0
9/24 79 41 0
9/25 69 32 0
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It's getting that time of the Year, "Frost On The Pump kin", Hunting Season, Indian Summer, Halloween, Day Light Saving Time Change, Basketball and Snow. We sure could use some moisture, any kind would help.

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POPLAR SHOPPER
SEPTEMBER 28, 1989
Roi i) Of Bi
PLAR
* POST OFFICE BOX 668 POPLAR, MONTANA 59255 PHONE: 768-3433
�||AHW?S
T
i
I
BULK RATE
U.S. POSTAGE PERMIT #4
"Tht* Food Security Act of 1985 requires a conservation plan if you farm highly erodible land" says Muriel Park, County Executive Director of the Roosevelt County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS). The conservation Plan is between you and the soil conservation District by December 31, 1989, to remain eligible for many federal farm benefits The "Grandfather Clause" allows you to continue far-.mmg highly erodible land
farmed any of the years 1981 through 1985. The "G-randfather Clause" expires December 31, 1989. Not fo llowing an approved plan on highly erodible land results in loss of all USDA benefits on all land you and affiliated entities farm not just those acres which are highly erodilbe. USDA program benefits subject tc loss are commodity loans and purchases, storage pay ments, wheat and feed grain program (deficiency an-d diversion) payments, fa-
REMINDER
" The monthly school meal tickets are due Sept. 28th.
LOW WATER MEETING IN LEWISTOWN
The "ho* come" will have high priority when the Interagency committee holds its semi-annual meeting in Lewis town Saturday, Sept. 30.
It, the fact that states along the lower Missouri River have by law a higher priority on Montana water than does Montana, where the water originates.
This hits recreation on Fort Peck hard, costs badly needed jobs and reaches into the pockets cf small businessmen and women in Eastern and Central Montana. 9
The first claim by law on Missouri River water from Montana. Wyoming and the two Dakota* was given years ago by Congress to the lower river states so they
can maintain barge traffic from Omaha to St. Louis.
As a result the water level on Fort Peck Lake has been disastrously low this year, and in recent years.
This despite the fact that 1889 rainfall has been good and the winter snowpack in Montana's mountains was bountiful.
Irrigation for Montana farmers and ranchers and the generation of hydro-electric power on the upper river have also suffered because of the law.
So "how come" the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa still have first call on Montana's water, and what can be done about it?
Montana, Wyoming and the two Dakota* are joining hands now In a determined effort to change the law, and to get their fair share of the upper Missouri Basin water.
Montana Gov. Stan Stephens, Sens. Max Baucu* and Conrad Bums, and Rep. Ron Marlenee have a 11 rolled up their sleeves and are working together to get corrective action, which may mean attempted legislation in the
Congress.
All four will attend the Sept. 30 meeting in Lewis town, as will county commissioners, mayors, recreationlsts and others from all around Fort Peck Lake.
Any others interested are also invited to the meeting at the Yogo Inn starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. . It has been called by Don Hyyppa, Parks Division manager of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parka.
Federal agencies taking part will be the Bureau of Land Management, CM. Russell Wildlife Refuge, Corps
of Engineers and perhaps some others.
Sen. Baucus and Rep. Marlenee have also invited Robert W. Page, assistant secretary for civic affairs. Department of the Army.
Baucus, a Democrat, and Sen. Larry Pressler, a Republican from South Dakota, have joined in asking Page for a "full accounting of water level management practices on the Missouri River mainstream reservoirs" from the Corps of Engineers. This includes Fort Peck Lake.
Their specific questions:
� Who Is responsible for determining the flow rate
from each of the dams?
� What factors are considered when determining the flow rates?
� Do all interests drawing on the Missouri River equally share in losses associated with lowered water levels?
� Are recreation, irrigation, hydroelectric power generation and shipping interests all considered equally in determining discharges?
� Is a long-term plan regarding water releases ready to be implemented in the event drought conditions continue into next year?
� Are there plans to make public the Corps of Engineers policies regarding reservoir levels throughout the whole system?
"The issues arc of great importance to the upper basin states" Sens Baucus and Pressler told Page, "in that the lives of so many people are affected by the lowering of reservoir water levels.
"This area relies heavily on the electricity generated by the Missouri River dams This power supply cannot be jeopardized.
"Thousands o; acres of irrigated crops arc grown lithe semi-arid climate of this region Production of a stable feed supply for the livestock raised in the region is affected by reservoir levels.
"Small rural businesses are struggling, and each one is crucial to the small town in which It operates" the two senators continued.
"Traditionally campers, boaters and fishermen flock
to these reservoirs from the larger metropolitan areas In
the Midwest. The marinas, convenience stores and other
smalltown enterprises cannot afford to lose this
business. _.� _
Con't. on Pg. 8
FORT PECK RESERVOIR FUTURE
Former "Ferry" Operators, Jim Fisher and Barlow Colgan interviewed by .Till Sundby Billings Gazette for future article.
CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL TO BE ERECTED
The Poplar Chamber Of Commerce will be erecting a Centennial Memorial for the "Poplar Pride" Ferry Boat. The sign, which will be located in the immediate area of the "Poplar Pride, will be made similar to the State Highway Historical Information Signs. The building and erecting of the sign will be a combined effort of the Poplar Chamber Of Commerce, The Frantzick Family who is providing the material as a Memorial to Lester Frantzick , A & S Tribal Industries who made one of the Plaque and will provide a Medical Chest for a Time Capsule, many Community members who will donate items for the Time Capsule and Mark Enger who has agreed to route the words onto the wood. Dates for the Erection Ceremony have not been firmed up due to the fact that the material for the sign has not arrived yet. Tentative target dates are October 7th (Homecoming), October 14th (Newcomers or November 8 Montana Statehood Day). The Public will be invited to participate in the Festivities. We will keep you posted.
CONSERVATION PLAN NEEDED
Fort Peck Reservior's future role in providing recreational opportunities for Mont jo.ins and visitors to the state will be discussed at a public meeting in Le-istown on September 30. The meeting, to be held at the Yogo Inn, will convene at 1 p.m. Don Hyyppa, administrator of the State Parks Division for the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and chairman of the Ft. Peck Interagency Council, said Montana Governor Stan St ephens, U.S. Senator Max Baucus, U.S. Senator Conrad Burns and U.S. Representative Ron Marlenee pi an to attend the meeting. High-ranking officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency which owns and operates Ft. Peck Dam adm-instraters the huge reservoir it backs up, also will be in attendance, he said. "We view this meeting as providing the public with an important opportunity to ask questions, raise con
cerns and make recommendations on the recreational opportunities Ft. Peck will provide in the future" Hyyppa said. "Having Montana's highest level elected officials and public administrators as an audien ce will present the public with a unique opportunity to let their voices be heard." Hyyppa said water ma nagement, public access, recreational facilities, fish ing, boating and economic i development are all topics expected to be discussed i at the meeting. He also said strong partnerships which have already developed among individuals, groups and agencies have resulted in several noteworthy efforts to improve the recreational opportunities at Ft Peck. "These groups, which comprise the Council" Hyyppa continued, "will ex plain their roles and activities, as well as their go als and aspirations for the future development of the lake." The public is encouraged to attend, he said.
VETERANS SALUTE MONTANA
rm storage facility loans, CRP annual and cost share payments, beekeeper and dairy indemnity payments, wool/mohair payments, disaster payments, Federal Crop Insurance, and Farmers Home Administration loans. NOW is the time to contact the Soil Conservation Service to develop your conservation plan by the deadline of December 31, 1989 says Park. Don't lose your payment eligibility.
Veterans Salute Montana with 100 Years of Service is the theme of the Montana Centennial Celebration to be held at the Fort Harrison VA Medical and Regional Office Center on October 5, 1989. Plans include displays of military equipment, helicopter flyovers by the Montana National Guard, parachute jumps and rappelling demo-,(rations by the Special Forces, as well as displays of information regarding VA Services and benefits. The formal program will
begin at 1:00 p.m. and will include Veterans erpresent ing many different periods of military service as speakers. This program will be followed by refreshments provided by various Ve terans Service Organizations. "We invite all Veterans and their families to attend this special Centennial Celebration" said Charles Milbrandt, Director of the Center,' and we hope they will join with us in saluting both Montana's birthday and her Veteran population."
Tribal Council Against Suit
The Fort Peck Tribal Council is listed as a plaintiff in the Lawsuit challenging Gov. Stan Stephens' appointment of Don Wetzel as State Indian Affairs Coordinator, but the Council has voted to oppose the suit. The Council voted 6-3 this month to reject a resolution sponsored by ih e Blackfeet Tribe in supp^ ort the Lawsuit. Councilman Norman Hollow said
the Tribal Chairman could not commit the Council to support of the Lawsuit. The Montana-Wyoming Tribal Chairman's Association filed the suit, charging Stephens ignored State law by not appointing a Coordinator from a list submitted by the Tribes. Wetzel � is a Blackfeet Indian and a former School Superintendent. Several Tribal officials have emphasized that
"TOOTS" McGOWAN
POPLAR-Alberta J."Toots" McGowan moved to Poplar where she worked for the Fort Peck Agency. She loved playing cards and was an expert at it. She also enjoyed being with her grandchildren and crocheting
Mrs. McGowan, 66, died Monday at Poplar Community Hospital after being in ill health for some time
She was born in Fort Bu-ford, N.D., a daughter of Louis and Mary Moran. She attended Haskell School in Lawrence, Kan. On Nov.26 1942, she m r.ied Larry "Gus" McGowan in Poplar. They farmed and ranched north of Poplar.
Survivors include her hus band; a son, Felix of Poplar; a daughter, Kathy Wilson of Spokane, Wash.; three sisters, Bonnie Ward of Wilhston, N.D., Rose Mitchell of Wolf Point and June Barclay of Seattle, Wash., and five grandsons.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.. Funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Church with burial in Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Memorial Chapel is in charge.
mmmm 0000000�
they have no quarrel with Wetzel, but object to Step hens' choosing someone n-ot nominated according to Law
DATE HI LO PRE
97 r* T3 T* ~0
9/20 72 37 0
9/21 77 35 0
"/22 60 36 0
9/23 8 1 32 0
9/24 79 41 0
9/25 69 32 0
fflftrM SUMMER DOTS
It's getting that time of the Year, "Frost On The Pump kin", Hunting Season, Indian Summer, Halloween, Day Light Saving Time Change, Basketball and Snow. We sure could use some moisture, any kind would help.